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M0 here starting in Fall and was wondering if I should pursue a research opportunity even if it is unlikely for me to get any publications.
I'm attending a low/mid-tier MD program but there is a super prestigious medical school nearby (top 10). I reached out to a cardiac surgeon there and after emailing back and forth we talked on the phone and to my surprise he offered me the opportunity to be a medical student research assistant in his lab.
After browsing through his publications, I realized that none of them list any medical students as co-authors and all of the co-authors are other physicians and grad/undergrad students in biomedical engineering and engineering related fields.
Do you think this is a fruitless endeavor? Or would it still boost my application for residency down the road if I am serious about it, despite slim chances of any co-author mentions? I was thinking that maybe I can gain something positive from this experience if I pursue it long-term and then do my required capstone project at my school about something that I work on in his lab. Or perhaps the experience that I gain in his lab might help me land something else later on in medical school that will have more promise in terms of publications?
Asking because everyone makes a big deal about publications for competitive residencies but I know time is scarce in medical school. I don't wanna do something thats going to be a time vacuum but won't benefit me come time to apply for residency.
I'm attending a low/mid-tier MD program but there is a super prestigious medical school nearby (top 10). I reached out to a cardiac surgeon there and after emailing back and forth we talked on the phone and to my surprise he offered me the opportunity to be a medical student research assistant in his lab.
After browsing through his publications, I realized that none of them list any medical students as co-authors and all of the co-authors are other physicians and grad/undergrad students in biomedical engineering and engineering related fields.
Do you think this is a fruitless endeavor? Or would it still boost my application for residency down the road if I am serious about it, despite slim chances of any co-author mentions? I was thinking that maybe I can gain something positive from this experience if I pursue it long-term and then do my required capstone project at my school about something that I work on in his lab. Or perhaps the experience that I gain in his lab might help me land something else later on in medical school that will have more promise in terms of publications?
Asking because everyone makes a big deal about publications for competitive residencies but I know time is scarce in medical school. I don't wanna do something thats going to be a time vacuum but won't benefit me come time to apply for residency.